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Alberta must stop letting an oily fox guard the energy henhouse, and bring in an energy regulator that protects people, and the environment not just oil companies. That call comes from over 30 landowner, labour, environmental and First...

Today marks the 27 th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. It's a day to reflect on all those who must still live with Chernobyl’s radioactive fallout. It’s also a day when we should ask ourselves what we’ve learned and...

Often as an environmental campaigner, I find myself thinking the planet would be in much better shape if more thought was given, and caution taken, before industries are given free rein to exploit its precious natural resources. Not to...

My knees are trembling. My arms are aching. My mind is racing and I’m exhausted.
Right now, I would so welcome the warm embrace of a steaming bath.
But, on my skis, dragging a sled about 100km from the North Pole, I am very far...

By Paul Gull, Chief of Waswanipi Cree Nation and Steven Blacksmith, Director of Natural Resources, Waswanipi Cree Nation
The traditional traplines of the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi are located in Northern Quebec above the 49...

Twenty years ago I had the opportunity to visit the Atacama Desert, which is a high altitude plateau west of the Andes in South America, along the Pacific Ocean. Known as the driest place on earth, rain only falls in this area about...

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” — Oscar Wilde
With so much at stake in the Arctic, and so much mind-boggling corporate ineptitude at play in places like...

In the last few days more than 10,000 people came together across the globe to take a stand for the Arctic and to mark Earth Day 2013. As climate change dramatically melts Arctic sea ice and sea levels rise, we’re reminded that the ...